Role Information
Sciensus are seeking a Data Governance and Quality Manager This is a permanent position, hybrid working coming into our Burton office at least 2 days a week.
Do you want to play a pivotal role in transforming how healthcare data empowers patients?
Are you passionate about building data governance foundations that unlock insight, trust and innovation?
If so, this is your opportunity to lead a strategic, high‑impact data function within a fast‑growing, mission-led organisation.
As Data Governance & Quality Manager, you'll lead the design, delivery and evolution of our enterprise-wide data governance and quality framework.
This is both a strategic and hands‑on leadership role where you will:
Shape and own data governance policies, standards and procedures
Build a culture of data accountability through stewardship and ownership models
Drive enterprise-wide Master Data Management (MDM) and harmonisation
Champion data ethics, GDPR compliance and NHS information governance
Lead a small team and collaborate with engineers, analysts and senior leaders
Oversee organisation-wide data quality monitoring, dashboards and KPIs
Maintain metadata, lineage and governance tooling across Azure, Databricks, Purview and more
Be a key voice in our broader data strategy and roadmap
Your work will ensure our data is trusted, well‑managed and ready for advanced analytics, AI and regulatory scrutiny.
What You'll Deliver
Strategic Leadership -
Own and evolve our Data Governance & Quality Framework
Partner across business and technical teams to embed best practice
Lead enterprise-wide MDM strategy and data harmonisation
Advise on compliance with GDPR, NHS frameworks and ISO standards
Promote a data‑driven culture through strong stakeholder engagement
Operational Excellence -
Lead and develop direct report(s)
Oversee data quality monitoring, profiling and remediation
Implement governance controls across Dataverse, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Databricks
Maintain rich metadata and data lineage visibility
Produce dashboards and KPIs, surfacing risk, trends and improvements
Support internal and external audits
Data Governance and Quality
Who we are?
Sciensus is a proven life sciences solutions partner with more than 30 years' experience navigating and unlocking the complex European healthcare ecosystem.
We maximise patient access to medicines, accelerate product launches and drive long-term commercial success for our partners.
Through a skilled team of over 500 licensed clinical staff and 1,650 colleagues globally, we work at the intersection of clinical excellence, patient experience and healthcare innovation. We support patients living with cancer, chronic conditions and rare diseases ‒ helping them access the life-changing treatments they need, wherever they are.
What do we offer our people?
We work hard to make sure colleagues feel motivated, developed, and recognised for the great work they do. Additional to a competitive salary, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Yearly pay reviews
Contribution based pension scheme
Life assurance
Employee benefits platform (retailer discounts and much more)
Private medical (after qualifying period)
Ongoing learning and development opportunities
Annual company event
In the Burton Upon Trent office we have an onsite gym, canteen, prayer room, and quiet room
Our Values
We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and we have also successfully gained the National Equality Standard (NES is the UK's leading Equity, Diversity and Inclusion standard which was developed by the UK Government and the CBI). We are committed to the fair treatment of all candidates, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. We welcome applications from all and we select candidates based on skills, qualifications, and experience. Please talk to us during the application process to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require.
We are committed to achieving Net Zero and reducing our ecological footprint. We are constantly working on new initiatives, some of our more recent ones include working towards Level 2 in the Greener Pharmacy Toolkit and replacing many of our vans with lower CO2 emission models. For information on other projects and our wider approach to sustainability please visit our corporate website.